PaleoJoe digs up the truth at the Library

Kevin Drescher

Archeologist PaleoJoe gets children to try to fly like a pterodactyl (flying dinosaur) Tuesday afternoon at the Mary Johnston Memorial Library in Standish. The show included models of a mammoth tooth, and a prehistoric deer vertebrae plus more.

Kevin Drescher

Archeologist PaleoJoe shows children how big a T-Rex is compared to him through use of a poster during his visit on Tuesday afternoon at the Mary Johnston Memorial Library in Standish. The show included models of a mammoth tooth, and a prehistoric deer vertebrae plus more.

Kevin Drescher

Archeologist PaleoJoe shows children a model of a prehistoric deer vertebrae on the right, compared to one of today's modern deer on the left. The show happened on Tuesday afternoon at the Mary Johnston Memorial Library in Standish. The show included models of a mammoth tooth, and a T-Rex tooth plus more.

Kevin Drescher

Archeologist PaleoJoe shows children a model of a mastodon tooth during his visit on Tuesday afternoon at the Mary Johnston Memorial Library in Standish. The show included models of a T-Rex tooth, and a prehistoric deer vertebrae plus more.

Kevin Drescher

Children pay close attention to archaeologist PaleoJoe during his show on Tuesday afternoon at the Mary Johnston Memorial Library in Standish. The show included models of a mammoth tooth, and a prehistoric deer vertebrae plus more.

STANDISH — Archaeologist PaleoJoe stopped by the Mary Johnston Memorial Library on Tuesday afternoon to show children of all ages fossils, teeth and other prehistoric bones. Some of the highlights were a T-Rex tooth, a baby mammoth tooth, and a prehistoric deer vertebrae.

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I'm sure this mistake was on the part of the writer, not the presenter, but pterodactyls were not dinosaurs. They were flying reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs. For a good rule of thumb, if it swam (like a mosasaur) or flew, then it wasn't a dinosaur. Just a really cool prehistoric reptile.